Rip Current — Coastal Okaloosa, Florida
April 11, 2009 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Coastal Okaloosa
Event narrative (NOAA)
Airman First Class Josh Roussell of the 46th Test Wing on Eglin Air Force Base died shortly after 6 PM CDT after he was pulled out in a rip current while playing football in waist-deep water with his brother-in-law.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.